This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Travel Air 4000, Cessna 206. Injuries: None. Location: Hollister, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The two airplanes were on the ground at […]
NTSB Accidents
Rough runway poor choice for landing
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Maule M-5-235C. Injuries: None. Location: Oljato, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot overflew the 1,190-foot-long dirt airstrip and thought it appeared […]
Power loss, crosswind lead to bent airplane
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Commander AC-680. Injuries: None. Location: Hope, Ark. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot held a private certificate for airplane single-engine land only. […]
Pilot flies into ice
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Black Hawk, Colo. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had filed and activated an […]
Cracked cylinder brings down Cessna
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: Serious. Location: Louisville, Ken. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 200-hour private pilot departed the airport with the intention of […]
Runway condition, poor technique bad combination
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Jamestown, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The turf runway was soft and wet. The pilot, who did […]
First flight proves fatal
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Replica Dickenson Bathtub. Injuries: Fatal. Location: Broadhead, Wis. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was an amateur-built replica of a 1924 Dormoy […]
Bird brings down RV
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: RV-7A. Injuries: Minor. Location: Hollister, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot told investigators that during the initial climb after takeoff a […]
Throttle malfunction brings down Bellanca
This May 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Bellanca 14-13-A. Injuries: None. Location: Marcos, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was on a cross-country flight at an altitude of […]